News of EducaPoles
This section presents the latest news on the International Polar Foundation's educational activities and projects. It also contains general interest news on the polar regions, climate change and sustainable development for the educational world. Our RSS feeds will inform you when news are published on this website.
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Students on Ice Wraps up its Tour of the Arctic
02.09.2011
August has been a month of Arctic marvels for our Educational Officer Isabelle Du Four, who boarded the Clipper Adventurer to join the Students on Ice expedition as it travelled around the north. From July 23rd to August 7th, the ship-based educational expedition took an international crew of 70 students and their accompanying team of scientists, artists, educators, and aboriginal elders to Iceland, Greenland and the northern reaches of Canada.
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IPY Montréal Science Conference 2012: Call for Abstracts
29.07.2011
Since the International Polar Year in 2008, the IPF has gained a lot of experience in keeping polar science outreach and education activities alive and prospering. Because of this leadership role, the IPF has been invited to convene a session at the final IPY conference taking place in Montréal in 2012.
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IPF participates in Antarctic Open Days in Edinburgh
29.07.2011
The International Polar Foundation UK (IPF UK) helped to present a series of Antarctic Open Days organised by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and UK Polar Network (UKPN) at Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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IPF assisted in Professional development for teachers in Italy
27.07.2011
The Italian Polar Summer School has come to an end already! Sandra Vanhove, head of the IPF education team, was invited to share her educational expertise during the first "Scuola Polare Estiva per Insegnanti 2011", designed to equip teachers with the knowledge and skills they require to perform polar climate education effectively in their classroom and school.
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Leiepoort Deinze Campus Sint-Hendrik Wins the Polar Quest Contest!
20.05.2011
On Wednesday, May 18th, the AHA! project, led by Koen Meirlaen and his students from the Leiepoort Deinze Campus Sint-Hendrik became the final winners of the Polar Quest Contest. While the first part of the contest is now over, a next chapter will be written next year as Mr Meirlaen heads down to the Princess Elisabeth Station in Antarctica (PEA). The aim of the AHA! project is to link the…
